Chief Judge Lee Haworth this morning issued his order setting the date for the recall election on September 7, 2010. You can read the order by clicking HERE. The qualifying period for potential candidates is July 21st through July 30th which overlaps the qualifying period for the general election.
Judge Haworth goes to great lengths to point out that pending litigation in Manatee County, namely Stoltzfus v. Carter and Barfield v. Stoltzfus may very well affect the qualifying dates and the election date itself.
We attended yesterday's hearing in the Barfield case. Judge Nicholas notified Richard Harrison that his request for an expedited hearing challenging the validity of the recall petition has been considered and that the Judge's office has provided a date to all parties for the hearing in mid-August, well in advance of the now scheduled election. That should be resolved today. We will keep you updated on the precise date and time.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
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